2026 All Stars match

The 2026 All Stars match was the fifteenth annual representative exhibition All Stars match of Australian rugby league. The matches was played between the Indigenous All Stars and the Māori All Stars at FMG Stadium Waikato on 15 February 2026.^[1][2][3]

Men's All Stars match

2026 (2026) All Stars match
Māori All Stars Indigenous All Stars 16 16
1 2 3 4 Total MĀO 6 4 6 0 16 IND 12 0 4 0 16
Date	15 February 2026
Stadium	FMG Stadium Waikato
Location	Hamilton, New Zealand
Preston Campbell Medal	Keano Kini (MĀO)
Referee	Adam Gee[a]
Attendance	18,169
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Sky Sport Nine Network Fox League
NRL All Stars Game ← 2025 2027 →

Teams

For the Māori All Stars, Ethan Roberts was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Caleb Tohi, while Leo Thompson was originally selected to play, but withdrew due to injury on game day. Royce Hunt was moved from the bench to prop forward and the lateness of Thompson's withdrawal, no replacement was able to be brought in.^[4]

Josh Kerr was originally selected to play for the Indigenous All Stars, but was ruled out due to injury. Kaiden Lahrs was moved from the bench to prop forward, and due to the lateness of Kerr's withdrawal, no replacement was able to be brought in.^[4]

Team details

Māori All Stars		Position	Indigenous All Stars
Name	Number		Number	Name
Keano Kini	1	Fullback	1	Trai Fuller
Jojo Fifita	2	Wing	2	Josh Addo-Carr
Casey McLean	3	Centre	3	Jack Wighton
Mawene Hiroti	4	Centre	4	Jesse Ramien
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	5	Wing	5	Alofiana Khan-Pereira
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (c)	6	Five eighth	6	Braydon Trindall
Te Maire Martin	7	Half back	7	Nicho Hynes (c)
Trey Mooney	8	Prop forward	10	Shaquai Mitchell
Zach Dockar-Clay	9	Hooker	9	Connor Watson
Royce Hunt	15	Prop forward	16	Kaiden Lahrs
Briton Nikora	11	Second row	11	Tallis Duncan
Jacob Laban	12	Second row	12	Josh Patston
James Fisher-Harris (c)	13	Lock forward	13	Hohepa Puru
Trent Toelau	14	Interchange	14	Jamal Fogarty
Preston Riki	16	Interchange	15	Jayden Campbell
Joe Chan	17	Interchange	17	Blake Steep
Manaia Waitere	18	Interchange	18	Oliver Pascoe
Adam Pompey	19	Interchange	19	Caleb Tohi
Jesse Arthars	20	Interchange	20	Brent Woolf
Adam Blair		Coach		Ronald Griffiths
[4]

Result

2026 Rugby League All Stars

Sunday, 15 March 15:55 NZDT (UTC+13)

Māori All Stars	16 – 16	Indigenous All Stars
Tries: 3 Laban  4' Watene-Zelezniak  30' Toelau  54' Goals: 2 Hiroti  5', 55' (2/2) Pompey  31' (0/1) Field goals: 0 Dockar-Clay  80'	1st: 10–12 2nd: 6–4 Report	Tries: 3 Steep  9' Watson  15' Addo-Carr  45' Goals: 2 Hynes  11', 16'  47' (2/3)

FMG Stadium Waikato Attendance: 18,169 Referee: Adam Gee Video referee: Ashley Klein Touch judges: Matt Noyen, Dave Munro Preston Campbell Medal: Keano Kini (Māori All Stars)

Women's All Star match

2026 (2026) All Stars match
Māori Ferns Indigenous Women's All Stars 14 20
1 2 Total MĀO 14 0 14 IND 0 20 20
Date	15 February 2026
Stadium	FMG Stadium Waikato
Location	Hamilton, New Zealand
Trish Hina Medal	Krystal Blackwell (IND)
Referee	Belinda Sharpe
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Sky Sport Nine Network Fox League
NRL All Stars Game ← 2024 2026 →

Teams

Result

A try to Indigenous All Stars Jada Taylor in the final minutes sealed a comeback win for the visitors. Taylor grabbed a cutout pass from player of the match Krystal Blackwell to burst through a score a long-range try. The Indigenous team had struggled playing into the breeze in the first half, conceding three tries.^[5]

2026 Rugby League All Stars

Sunday, 15 March 13:45 NZDT (UTC+13)

Māori All Stars	14 – 20	Indigenous All Stars
Tries: 3 Willison  11', 23' Butler  6' Goals: 1 Temara  7'  13', 25' (1/3)	1st: 14–0 2nd: 0–20 Report	Tries: 4 Hippi  33' Turnbull  35' Blackwell  46' Taylor  59' Goals: 2 Dibb  35', 47'  34', 60' (2/4)

FMG Stadium Waikato Attendance: 18,169 Referee: Belinda Sharpe Video referee: Ashley Klein Trish Hina Medal: Krystal Blackwell (Indigenous All Stars)

References

1. "Māori retain All Stars crown after thrilling stalemate". ABC News. 2026-02-15. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
2. "Indigenous and Māori All Stars play out dramatic 16-all draw". ABC.net.au. 15 February 2026.
3. "Crowd boos as All Stars match ends in draw". Nine. 2026-02-15. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
4. "2026 Harvey Norman All Stars Team Lists". NRL.com. 15 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
5. "Indigenous side overturns 14-0 deficit to down Maori in women's All Stars". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Sydney, New South Wales. Australian Associated Press. 15 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.

Notes

1. Gee was replaced by Belinda Sharpe after 60 minutes due to a hamstring injury.